The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-26
WHEELING, WEsTVA. 1887.

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MUCH MIXED AFFAIR.
!. SIZE THOUGHT lie WAS RICH
And Married Him, nnd Thon Isocn,ne Dis.
satisfied Whom Shs Found he Was Poor,
\ A Knnnnce In tho East with n
| Sequel Tragedy In tho wcst.
BlNdItAMroN, N. Y, Jan. 25.-Three
or iour years aSo farmer aged pixty
years, named Abijah Brent, living near
the Pennsylvania border, below this city,
was married to Martha Pcnnell, who was
not then twenty Years old. 1t was sup.
posed by the young woman and by tho
people In this locality generally that Brent
WAS possessed OF considerable money, but
his wife learned soon after the marriage
that he was not worth dollar, his
property being heavily mortgaged. The
marriage was not followed by domestic
happiness. Mrs. Brent was one Of the
prettiest girls in the community where
she lived. Hor parents were poor Brent
and his young wife did not separate, not.
withstanding the inielclty oftheir mar.
ried lie. Two years ago the old mans
farm WAS sold under foreclosure procepd.
ings, and eoou atter ward he and his yifo
moved to Indiana, where It eeems he
succeeded In purchasing small farm, on
which was valuable tract oil walnut tim.
Der, three miles from the small yillnre of
Cristville. lE.d 7TI'
For year past nothing hao been heard
OF Brent aud his young wife by any Of
their old Pennsylvania neiyhbors. Th,ee
weeks ago Mrs. Brent appeared at her
iather's home. She was elegantly tlresssd
and was accompanied by fine.lookinv
man, who was introduced by her as her
husband, George Tyler. She said thst
Brent had died nearly year before and
that she had married second time, and
was then on her wedding tour, which was
to include trip to Europe. her husband
being q man OF means. The couple re-.
mained at the house Of the womsn's
father threa days, aud then took their de.
parture, and nothing has been heard
from them since. : Il
The news Of Abijah Brent's death and
the return Of bis widow with rich hus.
band was announced in a local paper
week before last. Charle4 Rogers, cousin
OF Brent's, who is a travelling salesman
for New York house and lives in that
city, happened to DO in the neiyhboripc
village and read tho announcement Of
Brent's death in tho paper. He went at
once to bis cousins old home, and there
produced letter from Brent, and which
had been written and mailed only the day
before last Christmas. Rogers went to the
Indiana village and, according to letter
received from him by friend
in Susquehanna county, found strange
" complicated and mysterious case.
A GREAT SCANDAL.
For year and more past Mrs. Brent's
relation with prominent citizen Of Crist-
vile, Of the nano OF Oovcrdale, had been
q source OF great scandal in tho comnun.
ity. Coyerdale WAS merchant; and had
an invalid wife aud five children. He
and Mrs: Brent were much together. b.
lore the holidays he began to sellout the
goods in his store by auction and added
nothing to his stock. The day following
New Years the store WAS no. opened, and
Coverdale WAS pot aeen in town, Moth.
ing could be learned as 10 his whereabouts,
N Brent's farm was on Hi unfrequented
road, and his nearest neighbor lived two
miles away. Before Christmas and New
Years be sold all bis walnut timber Tor
nearly S40O and received the money. A
friend Of his, who was at the house the
day before New Years, says that the
money was in bureau drawer on that
day, in Brents bed room. Two or three
days alter the strange disappearance of
Coverda!c, resident OF Cristville drove
out TO Rrent's farm to see the old man
about tho purchase Of q horse.
The house was locked, and the
whole place had deserted appearance. A
horse and COW in the barn showed plain. |
ly that they had not been fed for several
days. Feeling that something was wrong
with Brent, the visitor summoned others
and. broke into the house. Everything
was in order. Brent's clothing WAS in bis |
bedroom, but no trace Of him could bs |
found anywhere about the premises. The
bureau drawer where Brant's friend de- |
clared that $4OO was on tho Friday before
open, and the money was gone. It was
eyideut that the house. had been without
occupants Tor some time. That Ooverdale
ana Mrs. Brent had eloped do one doubt
ed, but they had executed their plans so |
cleverly that not the slightest clue could |
be found that would give any indications |
as to the direction they had taken. It was !
believed that they had put the woman's |
husband out of the way and taken bis |
money with them, but why the old mans
death was necessary TO tho success Of the |
plans OF the runawayR could not bo made |
clear. li'i. ,I,0'lIIl I''TT'-
WHY THE crows rLockED. 8sE
A week after the dlscovar;es made al